Pub Date : 2026-01-04DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00746
Xin Zhou, and , Steven H. Liang*,
The Werner Syndrome RecQ DNA helicase (WRN) plays a crucial role in DNA metabolism and genome stability. This patent collectively demonstrates the synthesis, composition and formulation about novel WRN inhibitors featuring bicyclic heterocycles for cancer treatment.
{"title":"Novel Werner Syndrome RecQ DNA Helicase (WRN) Inhibitors for Cancer Treatment","authors":"Xin Zhou, and , Steven H. Liang*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00746","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00746","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The Werner Syndrome RecQ DNA helicase (WRN) plays a crucial role in DNA metabolism and genome stability. This patent collectively demonstrates the synthesis, composition and formulation about novel WRN inhibitors featuring bicyclic heterocycles for cancer treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"17 2","pages":"284–286"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146154026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-04DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00777
Ram W. Sabnis*,
Provided herein are novel compounds as ARNT degraders, pharmaceutical compositions, use of such compounds in treating cancer, in particular, hematological cancer, and processes for preparing such compounds.
{"title":"Novel Compounds as ARNT Degraders for Treating Cancer, in Particular, Hematological Cancer","authors":"Ram W. Sabnis*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00777","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00777","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Provided herein are novel compounds as ARNT degraders, pharmaceutical compositions, use of such compounds in treating cancer, in particular, hematological cancer, and processes for preparing such compounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"17 2","pages":"300–301"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146154027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-02DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00766
Ram W. Sabnis*,
Provided herein are novel 6-aminopurine derivatives as POLQ inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions, use of such compounds in treating cancer, and processes for preparing such compounds.
{"title":"Novel 6-Aminopurine Derivatives as POLQ Inhibitors for Treating Cancer","authors":"Ram W. Sabnis*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00766","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00766","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Provided herein are novel 6-aminopurine derivatives as POLQ inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions, use of such compounds in treating cancer, and processes for preparing such compounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"17 2","pages":"292–293"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146153764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-02DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00764
Ram W. Sabnis*,
Provided herein are novel compounds as LPAR1 inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions, use of such compounds in treating systemic sclerosis, and processes for preparing such compounds.
{"title":"Novel Compounds as LPAR1 Inhibitors for Treating Systemic Sclerosis","authors":"Ram W. Sabnis*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00764","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00764","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Provided herein are novel compounds as LPAR1 inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions, use of such compounds in treating systemic sclerosis, and processes for preparing such compounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"17 2","pages":"296–297"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146153765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-02DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00745
Jian Rong, and , Steven H. Liang*,
This patent describes novel substituted benzisoxazole sulfonamides as lysine acetyl transferase (KAT) inhibitors with potential applications in cancer therapy. It provides details on the synthesis of novel substituted benzisoxazole sulfonamides, their pharmaceutical composition, and the use in the treatment of cancers.
{"title":"Novel Substituted Benzisoxazole Sulfonamides as Lysine Acetyl Transferase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Cancers","authors":"Jian Rong, and , Steven H. Liang*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00745","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00745","url":null,"abstract":"<p >This patent describes novel substituted benzisoxazole sulfonamides as lysine acetyl transferase (KAT) inhibitors with potential applications in cancer therapy. It provides details on the synthesis of novel substituted benzisoxazole sulfonamides, their pharmaceutical composition, and the use in the treatment of cancers.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"17 2","pages":"287–289"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146153763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-30DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00750
Ram W. Sabnis*,
Provided herein are novel compounds as CX3CR1 modulators, pharmaceutical compositions, use of such compounds in treating cardiovascular diseases, and processes for preparing such compounds.
{"title":"Novel Compounds as CX3CR1Modulators for Treating Cardiovascular Diseases","authors":"Ram W. Sabnis*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00750","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Provided herein are novel compounds as CX3CR1 modulators, pharmaceutical compositions, use of such compounds in treating cardiovascular diseases, and processes for preparing such compounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"17 2","pages":"290–291"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146161505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-29DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00455
Israel Agranat*, and , Hava Ercegovic*,
Drug patents are an important aspect of academic and industrial collaboration in drug discovery, including innovation of new drug candidates, the procedure of receiving granted patents of new drugs, and protecting them in the market and courts. The Microperspective considers various modes of collaboration between academics and industry: classic and nonclassic modes of academic patent licensing to the industry, academics used in patent litigations as expert witnesses, assessors, and amicus briefs.
{"title":"Perspectives of Patents in Academic and Industrial Collaborations in Drug Discovery","authors":"Israel Agranat*, and , Hava Ercegovic*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00455","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Drug patents are an important aspect of academic and industrial collaboration in drug discovery, including innovation of new drug candidates, the procedure of receiving granted patents of new drugs, and protecting them in the market and courts. The Microperspective considers various modes of collaboration between academics and industry: classic and nonclassic modes of academic patent licensing to the industry, academics used in patent litigations as expert witnesses, assessors, and amicus briefs.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":"36–43"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145908551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-28DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00752
Ram W. Sabnis*,
Provided herein are novel imidazopyridazine compounds as IL-17 inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions, use of such compounds in treating inflammatory diseases, and processes for preparing such compounds.
{"title":"Novel Imidazopyridazine Compounds as IL-17 Inhibitors for Treating Inflammatory Diseases","authors":"Ram W. Sabnis*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00752","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00752","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Provided herein are novel imidazopyridazine compounds as IL-17 inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions, use of such compounds in treating inflammatory diseases, and processes for preparing such compounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":"95–96"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145908545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-27DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00751
Ram W. Sabnis*, and , Anika R. Sabnis,
Provided herein are novel compounds as TREM2 agonists, pharmaceutical compositions, use of such compounds in treating Alzheimer’s disease, and processes for preparing such compounds.
{"title":"Novel Compounds as TREM2 Agonists for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease","authors":"Ram W. Sabnis*, and , Anika R. Sabnis, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00751","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00751","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Provided herein are novel compounds as TREM2 agonists, pharmaceutical compositions, use of such compounds in treating Alzheimer’s disease, and processes for preparing such compounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":"97–98"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145908501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-26DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00524
Alsiddig Osama, , , Miaomiao Ji, , , Jianguo Fang, , , Haiyu Zhao*, , and , Baoxin Zhang*,
Oxidative damage and cholinergic dysfunction are common pathological features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Maintaining the redox balance of neurons and cholinergic signaling through antioxidants and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition may provide therapeutic benefits for AD. In this regard, we discovered three AChE inhibitors with more potency than the positive control (rivastigmine; IC50 = 24.5 μM). Among these active compounds, C5 (a flavonoid derivative) was the most potent AChE inhibitor with an IC50 of 5.02 μM, followed by C1, C6, and C2 with IC50 values of 7.94 μM, 8.13 μM, and 27.52 μM, respectively. Compound C5 also demonstrated strong neuroprotective activity, rescuing PC12 cells from H2O2-induced damage and scavenging various ROS models. Interestingly, C5 also prevented memory impairments in the scopolamine-induced cognitive dysfunction zebrafish model. Our findings suggest that C5 is a potential drug lead for cholinergic dysfunction-related disorders such as AD.
{"title":"Emergence of a Potent AChE Inhibitor with Antioxidant and Neuroprotection Abilities","authors":"Alsiddig Osama, , , Miaomiao Ji, , , Jianguo Fang, , , Haiyu Zhao*, , and , Baoxin Zhang*, ","doi":"10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.5c00524","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Oxidative damage and cholinergic dysfunction are common pathological features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Maintaining the redox balance of neurons and cholinergic signaling through antioxidants and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition may provide therapeutic benefits for AD. In this regard, we discovered three AChE inhibitors with more potency than the positive control (rivastigmine; IC<sub>50</sub> = 24.5 μM). Among these active compounds, <b>C5</b> (a flavonoid derivative) was the most potent AChE inhibitor with an IC<sub>50</sub> of 5.02 μM, followed by <b>C1</b>, <b>C6</b>, and <b>C2</b> with IC<sub>50</sub> values of 7.94 μM, 8.13 μM, and 27.52 μM, respectively. Compound <b>C5</b> also demonstrated strong neuroprotective activity, rescuing PC12 cells from H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-induced damage and scavenging various ROS models. Interestingly, <b>C5</b> also prevented memory impairments in the scopolamine-induced cognitive dysfunction zebrafish model. Our findings suggest that <b>C5</b> is a potential drug lead for cholinergic dysfunction-related disorders such as AD.</p>","PeriodicalId":20,"journal":{"name":"ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters","volume":"17 1","pages":"137–143"},"PeriodicalIF":4.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145908522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}